Interactive (Teacher-led) Discussions, Worksheets, and Laboratory Investigations are mainstays of classroom instruction. Develop a table comparing the features of these activities that are slightly or highly aligned with Gallagher's ideas on formative assessment.
| Interactive Discussions |
Teacher-led-lecture, first exposure to info, assess prior knowledge through questions |
sort-of: can be highly aligned, however it depends on the teacher's approach, they might ask questions |
| Worksheets |
students work alone, organize key ideas |
no, it is slightly aligned, not really detailed enough to follow with Gallagher's ideas |
| Laboratory Investigations |
conceptualizing key ideas, activity, hands on inquiry |
yes, teacher can observe students and discover if they truly understand the concepts at hand by putting them into practice |
| descriptions of left column |
highly or slightly aligned with Gallagher? |